Scenario #1 the president issues an order that women in the armed forces may now serve in a direct combat capacity during wartime. a) using article ii of constitution, identify and explain which formal constitutional powers apply to this scenario b) what informal powers and/or roles of the president apply? explain how. c) are the president’s actions constitutional? identify which section of the constitution supports your answer. d) do you agree with the president’s decision? why or why not?

A.) As the Commander in Chief of the army and Navy he can make that decision.

 "The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States. . ."

B.)? (I'm looking into it)

C.) Yes

D.) Yes because men and women are now equal

a)Using Article II of Constitution, identify and explain which formal Constitutional powers apply to this scenario.

Article II of the US Constitution talks about the Executive Branch. Section 2 provides that the President is the Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, so he uses his formal power as Commander in Chief to determine that women may serve in a direct combat.

b)What informal powers and/or roles of the president apply? Explain how.

The President has formal and informal powers. The President being a Commander in Chief of the Army of the United States is formal power. But issuing executive orders is an informal power of the US President. The executive orders are orders that carry the force of law aim to run the government and direct the bureaucracy.

c) Are the president’s actions constitutional? Identify which section of the Constitution supports your answer.

Yes. Even though the US Constitution does not mention explicitly “executive orders”, the article 2 of the Constitution says that the President's authority can be used to determine how to enforce the law or to manage the resources and staff of the executive branch. Since the US President is the Commander-in-Chief of the US Army, his decision is constitutional.

d) Do you agree with the president’s decision? Why or why not?

Yes I agree with the order because I believe women are capable of serve in direct combat.

the articles of confederation only set up the continental congress at the federal level. there were no executive or judicial branches except within the states. the states were allowed to keep every right that was not specifically given to congress. the bonding of the states was through a 'firm league of friendship' that best served as a defense agreement against invasion. states were not allowed to use taxes as a way to discourage treaties, and states were extremely limited in their dealings with foreign nations.

not many historians today talk about the strengths of the articles of confederation, likely because of how unpopular the document quickly became. the articles did set the legislative body, congress, as the highest power in the nation because of the fear of monarchy. congress had the sole power to declare war, assign treaties, entertain foreign relations, and operate post offices. disputes between states and territorial issues were to be brought to congress. the document also stipulated that canada was allowed to enter the union if they desired.

there were more weaknesses than strengths under the articles of confederation. the lack of power given to the continental congress strangled the federal government. the articles gave congress the power to pass laws but no power to enforce those laws. if a state did not support a federal law, that state could simply ignore it. congress had no power to levy taxes or regulate trade. without a federal court system or executive leader, there would be no way to enforce these laws, either. amending the articles of confederation would also require a unanimous decision, which would be extremely difficult.

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